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Smiling Mirages
The sand of the sea, what are they to me?
Smiling mirages that drift by in lines.
Tried building castles but it seems to be,
the waves take them down every time.
I guess there’s a beauty in watching them flow,
like a kaleidoscope, swirling away,
back to their nature where they always go,
leaving me here at the end of the day.
Looking out as the sun sets to the se...
Tuesday 19th March 2024 12:20 am
Things
Things to adorn yourself.
Things for your home.
Things of a thousand kind,
what do you own?
Gather it all til you have everything,
but know this that when the day’s done –
despite all your things
you don’t have a damn thing
if the sun sets…
and you’ve got no one.
Saturday 24th February 2024 1:36 am
Illusions
Pretend not to notice.
Pretend you don’t see.
Protect at all cost
your illusions of me.
Don’t read what I write
on the lines of my page,
you’ll only find flaws
that you’ve long wished away.
Just keep smiling at me,
I’ll keep smiling at you.
You be who you are
and I’ll do what I do.
I’ll try not to let
all the things in my mind
stray far fro...
Tuesday 20th February 2024 4:08 am
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